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I realised that if we were not in the E.U., there were people in the E.U. who were also members of NATO that would veto our joining NATO. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

People NATO Our Members Would Joining Also Were Veto Realised Who

In both Russia and the U.S., there are a very small number of very, very rich people, and then there are a lot of people who don't have anything. The less inequality you have in a society, the more social peace you have. It's kind of a no-brainer. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Until defense of democracy in the digital era is taken up by governments collectively, both in NATO and outside the alliance, liberal democracies will remain vulnerable to the cyberthreats of the 21st century. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Democracy Digital Will NATO Defense Liberal Collectively Both Alliance Remain Outside Taken Until Vulnerable Era Governments Up Century

Nothing costs more than the loss of freedom. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Freedom Nothing More Costs Loss Than

In cyberwarfare, it is much harder to identify the attacker and, therefore, to know how to retaliate. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Retaliate Know Identify How Much Therefore Harder

The rights that people have offline must also be protected online. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Rights People Must Online Also Protected

Since I've been writing about things my entire life, I thought, 'Well, that's what I would do as a president is to read and then write and talk about things that are interesting to me.' Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Life Me Writing Thought President Would Entire About Entire Life Write Since Talk Well Read Been Interesting Then Things

I was surprised by some of my French colleagues who immediately assumed that because I spoke English with an American accent, that, therefore, you must be a supporter of whoever is the current president of the United States. There seems to be this widespread feeling that, 'Oh, American accent - therefore, you like cowboy boots.' Toomas Hendrik Ilves

You Feeling Assumed President States Immediately Colleagues Boots Must Some Seems Spoke Supporter Like French Accent Because Surprised Cowboy American American Accent Current Oh English Who Whoever Therefore United United States Widespread

It's much cheaper to influence elections than it is to go to war. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

War Cheaper Go Than Influence Much Elections

When your country is in dire straits, it doesn't matter whether you're a social democrat or not. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

You Matter Country Dire Democrat Whether Social Your

When Estonia reestablished its sovereignty after a half century of successive thuggish, totalitarian, foreign occupations by the Soviets, the Nazis, and then again the Soviets, we knew we wanted to create a democratic country characterized by rule of law and respect for human rights. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Respect Rights Law Country Half Human Rights Rule Rule Of Law Characterized Totalitarian Knew Half Century Democratic Democratic Country Occupations Foreign Sovereignty Soviets Human Wanted After Again Estonia Century Then Create Successive

If getting young people computer-literate through putting school systems online is a no-brainer, at least in retrospect, getting older people and those in rural areas online can be a tougher nut to crack. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

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